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Fireworks, bonfires and long winters' eves will herald the Rat Smacketeers' BFPs this month and we are Brooking No Argument!

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Shrieklette · 27/10/2012 11:32

Welcome to our new humble abode for the next six weeks or so, Brookers!

Here's hoping this fred will be as lucky as sparks' and scarlett's [hgrin]

OP posts:

keepitgoing · 29/11/2012 14:31

Damn high wages stopping you great tax credits!!

keepitgoing · 29/11/2012 14:30

(Am ever-so-slightly in love with geek)

Can you tell I'm home watching crappy TV...

FFSMaryDidntEvenNeedSexToGetPg · 29/11/2012 14:30

...and I still don't know who I should notify when it's done!!

FFSMaryDidntEvenNeedSexToGetPg · 29/11/2012 14:29

boo sadly we won't be entitled to any tax credits due to our wage levels, I did look into that.

Today, we are killing dink boss because I asked him one question relating to who to notify about a task I do frequently (but that he doesn't really understand) and he spent the next half hour trying to tell me how I should do the job (that he really doesn't understand). The task itself takes about 10 seconds to do (if you know what you are doing, which I do, because I have been doing the bloody thing for four years !!!)

keepitgoing · 29/11/2012 14:29

What about baby clothes, cot, car seat etc etc etc. Maternity clothes.

Thinks harder to catch her out.

Coffees with other yummy mummies

keepitgoing · 29/11/2012 14:28

boo as if she's forget. That's elementary!

keepitgoing · 29/11/2012 14:27

geek that is hilarious!! When did you do all that...?

God, you would think my life hell, we never know where we'll be in a few months, what things'll cost...

PS down with dink boos!!!! (Take his job, that'd sort the extra££!)

BeedlesPineNeedles · 29/11/2012 14:26

but can you read Swedish FFS ? :o

MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo · 29/11/2012 14:26

Ooh FFS have you calculated any tax credit you might be able to claim?

Why are we killing the boss today?

FFSMaryDidntEvenNeedSexToGetPg · 29/11/2012 14:20

beedle I'm hoping the £200 buffer with the gas/electric provider will also cover that as I'm anticipating doing at least one full load per day, rather than a half load every two days which I do at the moment. I'm also saving for a new washing machine as my current one is 11 years old, so that should save a lot of juice if I go for an AA or AAA one! I'll happily do you a spreadsheet if you can point me in the direction of where I can find the rules governing what you can get and when

BeedlesPineNeedles · 29/11/2012 14:17

wow FFS though have you considered the extra costs for running the washing machine lots more? I'm trying deperately to think of something you haven't considered

We get very generous (paid for by the government) parental leave, and then we get a top up for a certain amount of time by the company we work for, so its all really complicated. Maybe you could do me a spreadsheet FFS :o

FFSMaryDidntEvenNeedSexToGetPg · 29/11/2012 14:06

AAAARGGGHH DINK BOSS MUST DIE!!!

FFSMaryDidntEvenNeedSexToGetPg · 29/11/2012 14:06

keep I have money set aside for the reuseable nappies, £350 should do it. I am price-frozen on my gas and electricity until Spring 2014 and currently £200 in credit with my provider. I pay by fixed monthly DD so reckon I'm ok for a year or two of hard winters. I'm not on a water meter so my costs there are pretty much fixed. The car finance will have its last payment go out next month, so then the car is ours completely. Low insurance/tax bracket, and only fuel up once every three to four months. Certain costs will go down while I am on mat leave, eg I won't be buying a monthly rail season ticket as I won't be going in to work. Mortgage is fixed for the next two years, my weight watchers subscription will go down to £7 from when pregnancy is confirmed, as they won't allow pg ladies to use their diet system (but I'll want to maintain my online access to the recipes I have collected).

cup I am very fortunate in that respect too - 13 weeks at full pay, 13 at half, then 13 at stat mat and 13 at zero. I'm assuming CB payments from week 1 after birth though, and that I will work the maximum of 10 keep in touch days during the zero pay period, followed by six weeks of annual leave at full pay.

MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo · 29/11/2012 14:02

Hi Griff if you are trying to keep up with us we are being a bit silly at the mo go back to the top of page 21, that is where the actual sensible answers are (if you keep reading you will find an explanation for the random posts) :):)

MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo · 29/11/2012 13:57

Geek

FFSMaryDidntEvenNeedSexToGetPg · 29/11/2012 13:53

OMFG I did it!!

FFSMaryDidntEvenNeedSexToGetPg · 29/11/2012 13:53

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MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo · 29/11/2012 13:52

Right FFS/Geek all I do is start the message hit return a couple of times then put it works for me.

CupcakesAndMulledWine · 29/11/2012 13:52

My last little contribution before work

keepitgoing · 29/11/2012 13:52

Good old NHS, eh cups

But geek how much do nappies cost? Will the heating be on more if you're home all day?

Yes, back to uk in august. Dh to apply for doctoring jobs in march-ish, then when we know location (sigh) I go for mine. Should he not get a job I get to choose, and he locum for a year.

Very woolly plan....

CupcakesAndMulledWine · 29/11/2012 13:51

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